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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Real Property in Mexico</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1f497d">I was once told by a Mexican banker that Mexico is a “no recourse” country in terms of the legal system and access to courts, so I echo Josh, and find a good Mexican attorney.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joshua McKarcher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 08, 2023 10:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Real Property in Mexico</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The key answer, not to be too cheeky, is “<b><u>Don’t!</u></b>”
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I’ll assume the owner is a US citizen. If so, the owner will hopefully already know that they own the property either in a Mexican bank trust, or “fideicomiso,” which
will itself name the beneficiaries of the real property, or maybe in a certain kind of corporation or business entity they created to hold the property.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(If they hold individual title, well, they need a good Mexican lawyer, or at least a different lawyer than me.)</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I will let you Google the words above and choose your own “source,” frankly, as there are many of varying usefulness and accuracy, like anything online.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">At a higher level, I am unaware of any way (or haven’t had occasion to attempt) to deed real property in other countries into a US-situs trust without at least some legal
device (person, trustee, entity, etc.) in the other country that facilitates whatever administration is desired by (and, probably, formally executes instructions from) the US-based trustee, if that is the idea you have.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best, Josh
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>michael <a href="http://westseattleattorney.com">westseattleattorney.com</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 8:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Real Property in Mexico</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Wondering about including this property into a RLT? Anyone know of any governmental transfer restrictions (not on deed), any recording do's and don'ts in Mexico? AS always
thanks, Mike </span></p>
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